Portland OR

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Following the heartbreaking story highlighting the growing eviction crisis out of Vancouver, a glimmer of hope shines for one family. Last week, KOIN 6 News broke the story about a couple in their 80s left to pick up the pieces after they were removed from their home of 15 years. Since […]

Thank you for the recent on-the-street-reporting on the outreach in Old Town on Sept. 9 (“A morning of outreach on Portland’s streets starts with mayoral cheerleading, ends with a tent sweep,” Sept. 10). Day in and day out, folks on Northwest Fourth Avenue between Flanders and Glisan...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A cleaner and safer downtown Portland has seen pedestrian traffic increase by 22% in January. This is a great turnaround for a city that has experienced a steadily declining number of feet visiting businesses and retail establishments in the area since before the 2020 pandemic. According...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Efforts to remove the unhoused population from the Sandy River Delta near Troutdale are once again underway and expected to continue for several weeks. Outreach workers are currently working to connect the campers with available shelter and housing-related services, and working to identify and...

This year, the Vaux's swifts appear to have abandoned their longtime roost at Chapman Elementary for new spots, including Abernathy Elementary. Several families have been displaced after a three-alarm fire in Aloha destroyed an apartment building. Remains believed to be murder suspect Travis Decker found near...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Oregon’s bottle return program is getting an overhaul, with new laws giving community-run sites a larger role. Supporters say the changes benefit canners, while some small businesses argue the rules aren’t fair. At the People’s Depot under the Morrison Bridge, cans and bottles are...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Neighbors living around a homeless shelter in North Portland told KGW that they are ready to sell their homes and leave due to the drug use, vandalism and other livability issues that have come with it. In January, the city of Portland directed The Salvation Army...

A man suspected of firing gunshots and vandalizing over a dozen cars in Montana earlier in September has been arrested in Portland, authorities announced.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Rap icon Ice Cube is set to bring four decades of hip-hop to Portland this month, performing at the Moda Center on Sept. 22 as part of his “Truth to Power” tour. The show marks Cube’s return to the Rose City, a city he...

Portland’s city code prohibits camping within 150 feet of Safe Rest Villages (SRVs). But neighbors living near the Menlo Park site in Southeast Portland say those rules have gone unenforced. Instead, they describe daily scenes of open drug use, trash accumulation, and illegal camping just steps away from the...